Wielding Original Tweaks

Wielding Original Tweaks

     I try to come up with as many Characters as I can. This can sometimes be a little hard, because you don’t want to “cut and paste” one of your old characters, but you want someone that you like. I’ve found that sometimes taking a step back, thinking outside the box, and deviating from the conventional way of wielding original tweaks helps in the art of character building.

Taking a step back

     Music is my way of writing up a character without writing. I create playlists that represent my character’s emotional and physical journey. As I’ve said before in a previous post music is a big part of my writing style. Music can create that deep inflection that you want for your character, in a way it give your character his or her voice long before their words ever make it to the page in your manuscript.

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     Want a challenge, or stuck and can’t make a good enough character? One thing that I do from time to time is pick twelve songs that I like to listen to, or identify with, and smush them all together. the challenge is to create a character based off of the playlist you just made. Some of my favorite characters started out as a playlist.

Thinking outside the box

     Sometimes interacting with your character for a day, can really help you develop them, and as weird as this sounds, thinking of your character in terms of smell can add an entirely new dimension. What does he smell like? What’s her favorite smell? What’s a smell that repulses them, and do they repulse you? Your world and the places your characters go will determine all of the scents. Their past can even influence the “scents” of your character.

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Deviating from the conventional.

     The best way to break free from the conventional way of discovering your character is to just have fun with it. Sure there are sciences to creating your character, but the more fun you have with it, the more that imaginary friend means to you. Figuring out what works for you is how you learn to use Original tweaks to the max.

   So these are a few of the ways I see original tweaks through my lenses, How do you see them through yours?

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